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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *haru (“bitter”) + *-jan.
Verb
*harwijan[1][2]
- to make bitter
- to scorn, mock
Inflection
| Class 1 weak
|
| Infinitive
|
*harwijan
|
| 1st sg. past
|
*harwidā
|
| Infinitive
|
*harwijan
|
| Genitive infin.
|
*harwijannjas
|
| Dative infin.
|
*harwijannjē
|
| Instrum. infin.
|
*harwijannju
|
| Indicative
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*harwiju
|
*harwidā
|
| 2nd singular
|
*harwisi
|
*harwidēs, *harwidōs
|
| 3rd singular
|
*harwiþi
|
*harwidē, *harwidā
|
| 1st plural
|
*harwijum
|
*harwidum
|
| 2nd plural
|
*harwiþ
|
*harwidud
|
| 3rd plural
|
*harwijanþ
|
*harwidun
|
| Subjunctive
|
Present
|
Past
|
| 1st singular
|
*harwijē
|
*harwidī
|
| 2nd singular
|
*harwijēs
|
*harwidī
|
| 3rd singular
|
*harwijē
|
*harwidī
|
| 1st plural
|
*harwijēm
|
*harwidīm
|
| 2nd plural
|
*harwijēþ
|
*harwidīd
|
| 3rd plural
|
*harwijēn
|
*harwidīn
|
| Imperative
|
Present
|
|
| Singular
|
*harwi
|
| Plural
|
*harwiþ
|
|
|
Present
|
Past
|
| Participle
|
*harwijandī
|
*harwid
|
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*harwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 213: “*harwjan-”
- ^ de Vaan, Michiel (2020) “haar”, in Digitale Etymologieën: Toevoegingen bij het Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands, page 40
